HR8244

Below the horizon. Rise: 20:05 | Tran: 23:02 | Set: 2:03

Alt: -63.75° Az: 319.04° Direction: North-West

HR8244 is a giant star of spectral class B8 in the constellation of Piscis Austrinus.

HR8244 visual magnitude is 6.41. Because of its faintness, HR8244 is visible to the naked eye only from locations with very dark skies, while it is not visible at all from skies affected by light pollution.

DSS2 image of HR8244. The red arrow shows the motion of HR8244 during the next 10000 years (2.83 arcmin in Right Ascension and -2.83 arcmin in declination);

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

Right Ascension 21h 36m 20s

Declination -29° 35’ 05”

Hour Angle 10h 42m 06s

Sideral Time 08h 18m 26s

J2000

Right Ascension 21h 34m 53s

Declination -29° 41’ 45”

Galactic Coordinates

Galactic Longitude 17.47°

Galactic Latitude -47.03°

Finder Chart

Simplified finder chart for HR8244.

Magnitude, Color, Spectral Class

Color ⬤

Magnitude 6.41

Class Giant

Absolute magnitude -0.23

Spectral Type B8III

Color Index (B-V) -0.11

Temperature 11744K

The red dot in the diagram below shows where HR8244 is situated in the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram.

H-R diagram showing the position of HR8244. Attribution: Richard Powell / CC BY-SA

Distance, Radial Speed, Proper Motion

HR8244 is distant 695.10 light years from the Sun and it is moving towards the Sun at the speed of 15 kilometers per second.

Distance (parsec) 213.22

Distance (light year) 695.10

Radial Speed -15 km/s

Proper Motion RA 0.017 arcsec/y

Proper Motion Dec -0.017"/y

Alternative Designations

Henry Draper Catalogue HD205265

SAO Catalogue SAO190458

Hipparcos Catalogue HIP106564

Durchmusterung Catalogue CD-3018703

FK5 Catalogue 3721

Visibility from Your Location

Today's HR8244 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, UK are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 119.6° RISE 20:05

Max altitude: 8.9° TRANSIT 23:02

Azimuth: 240.4° SET 2:03

Name:	Greenwich, UK
Latitude:	51° 28' 48.0" N
Longitude:	0° 0' 0.0" E
Timezone:	Europe/London

Location

Other stars in Piscis Austrinus